[comp.virus] A Partition sector virus called Modem

D3ESJFG0@EB0UB011.BITNET (Josep Fortiana Gregori) (05/10/91)

         A virus apparently called "MODEM" has been found
      in our machines. It is a boot sector virus in diskettes
      and infects partition sector and FAT in hard disks.
      Local representatives of McAfee antivirus products here
      at Barcelona (DATAMON S.A.), distribute the following script
      with the strings which allow the SCAN program  to detect
      it since some weeks ago:

"566972757320416e7469202d20432e542e4e2e452e2076322e" VIRUS MODEM1
"e800008bdcb6?33c9b2?fa5151" VIRUS MODEM2
"7C33C0FA8ED08BE3FB8ED8A1130448A3" VIRUS MODEM3

        I can't understand why it has not been included in the
      current version (release 77) of the scan program, as it
      seems to be well identified since release 76 or before.

                                     Josep

Josep Fortiana
Departament d'Estadistica
(Facultat de Biologia)               phone : 3308851 ext. 200
Universitat de Barcelona             E-mail: D3ESJFG0@EB0UB011.BITNET
Av. Diagonal 645
08028 - Barcelona
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